diff --git a/src/Languages/lang_en.json b/src/Languages/lang_en.json
index a6f885972..232ab1df4 100644
--- a/src/Languages/lang_en.json
+++ b/src/Languages/lang_en.json
@@ -850,5 +850,9 @@
   "Log in failed: ": "Log in failed: ",
   "Log out failed: ": "Log out failed: ",
   "Package backup settings": "Package backup settings",
-  "Show the release notes after UniGetUI is updated": "Show the release notes after UniGetUI is updated"
+  "Show the release notes after UniGetUI is updated": "Show the release notes after UniGetUI is updated",
+  "Operations completed": "Operations completed",
+  "Operations finished with errors": "Operations finished with errors",
+  "{0} of {1} succeeded, {2} failed": "{0} of {1} succeeded, {2} failed",
+  "Show an in-app summary toast when a batch of operations finishes": "Show an in-app summary toast when a batch of operations finishes"
 }
diff --git a/src/SharedAssets/Assets/Symbols/success_round.svg b/src/SharedAssets/Assets/Symbols/success_round.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b60f794d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharedAssets/Assets/Symbols/success_round.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 48 48" width="24px" height="24px">
+  <path d="M 24 4 C 12.972066 4 4 12.972074 4 24 C 4 35.027926 12.972066 44 24 44 C 35.027934 44 44 35.027926 44 24 C 44 12.972074 35.027934 4 24 4 z M 24 7 C 33.406615 7 41 14.593391 41 24 C 41 33.406609 33.406615 41 24 41 C 14.593385 41 7 33.406609 7 24 C 7 14.593391 14.593385 7 24 7 z M 20 34 L 10 24 L 12.82 21.18 L 20 28.34 L 35.18 13.16 L 38 16 Z" fill="#181818" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Assets/Styles/Styles.Common.axaml b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Assets/Styles/Styles.Common.axaml
index c4835b2d4..1582038c8 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Assets/Styles/Styles.Common.axaml
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Assets/Styles/Styles.Common.axaml
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
                     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="SettingWarningTextForeground" Color="#9D5D00"/>
                     <!-- Operation log output text -->
                     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="LogOutputVerboseForeground"   Color="#5C5C5C"/>
+                    <!-- Toast: failure-badge red and drop shadow (light) -->
+                    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToastBadgeBrush"              Color="#C42B1C"/>
+                    <BoxShadows x:Key="ToastShadow">0 4 16 0 #33000000</BoxShadows>
                 </ResourceDictionary>
                 <ResourceDictionary x:Key="Dark">
                     <!-- Accent fills (lighter accents on dark bg) -->
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@
                     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="SettingWarningTextForeground" Color="#FCE100"/>
                     <!-- Operation log output text -->
                     <SolidColorBrush x:Key="LogOutputVerboseForeground"   Color="#9D9D9D"/>
+                    <!-- Toast: failure-badge red and drop shadow (dark) -->
+                    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="ToastBadgeBrush"              Color="#FF5449"/>
+                    <BoxShadows x:Key="ToastShadow">0 4 18 0 #80000000</BoxShadows>
                 </ResourceDictionary>
             </ResourceDictionary.ThemeDictionaries>
         </ResourceDictionary>
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/AvaloniaOperationRegistry.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/AvaloniaOperationRegistry.cs
index ae2452a0c..efd86355c 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/AvaloniaOperationRegistry.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/AvaloniaOperationRegistry.cs
@@ -196,19 +196,8 @@ private static void ShowOperationProgressNotification(AbstractOperation op)
             $"{title}. {message}",
             AutomationLiveSetting.Polite);
 
-        if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows() && WindowsAppNotificationBridge.ShowProgress(op))
-            return;
-
-        if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS() && MacOsNotificationBridge.ShowProgress(op))
-            return;
-
-        if (TryGetMainWindow() is not { } mainWindow)
-            return;
-
-        mainWindow.ShowRuntimeNotification(
-            title,
-            message,
-            UniGetUI.Avalonia.Views.MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Progress);
+        if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows()) WindowsAppNotificationBridge.ShowProgress(op);
+        else if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS()) MacOsNotificationBridge.ShowProgress(op);
     }
 
     private static void ShowOperationSuccessNotification(AbstractOperation op)
@@ -230,11 +219,8 @@ private static void ShowOperationSuccessNotification(AbstractOperation op)
 
         WindowsAppNotificationBridge.RemoveProgress(op);
 
-        if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows() && WindowsAppNotificationBridge.ShowSuccess(op))
-            return;
-
-        if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS() && MacOsNotificationBridge.ShowSuccess(op))
-            return;
+        if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows()) WindowsAppNotificationBridge.ShowSuccess(op);
+        else if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS()) MacOsNotificationBridge.ShowSuccess(op);
     }
 
     private static void ShowOperationFailureNotification(AbstractOperation op)
@@ -256,27 +242,8 @@ private static void ShowOperationFailureNotification(AbstractOperation op)
 
         WindowsAppNotificationBridge.RemoveProgress(op);
 
-        if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows() && WindowsAppNotificationBridge.ShowError(op))
-            return;
-
-        if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS() && MacOsNotificationBridge.ShowError(op))
-            return;
-
-        if (TryGetMainWindow() is not { } mainWindow)
-            return;
-
-        mainWindow.ShowRuntimeNotification(
-            title,
-            message,
-            UniGetUI.Avalonia.Views.MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Error);
-    }
-
-    private static UniGetUI.Avalonia.Views.MainWindow? TryGetMainWindow()
-    {
-        return Application.Current?.ApplicationLifetime
-            is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime { MainWindow: UniGetUI.Avalonia.Views.MainWindow mw }
-            ? mw
-            : null;
+        if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows()) WindowsAppNotificationBridge.ShowError(op);
+        else if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS()) MacOsNotificationBridge.ShowError(op);
     }
 
     private static void AppendOperationHistory(AbstractOperation op)
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/WindowsAppNotificationBridge.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/WindowsAppNotificationBridge.cs
index fb3fe991d..9bfe70a95 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/WindowsAppNotificationBridge.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Infrastructure/WindowsAppNotificationBridge.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ namespace UniGetUI.Avalonia.Infrastructure;
 /// single-instance handler foregrounds the window. The inline action buttons carried
 /// by the old WinRT toasts are intentionally dropped; activation is surfaced via
 /// <see cref="NotificationActivated"/> only when the app is already running and the toast
-/// is clicked, so the main-window view model keeps its handler. On non-Windows, or if
-/// the toast COM surface is unavailable, every call falls back to the in-app Avalonia
-/// banner via <see cref="MainWindow.ShowRuntimeNotification"/>.
+/// is clicked, so the main-window view model keeps its handler. When the toast COM surface
+/// is unavailable, feature notifications fall back to the in-app Avalonia banner via
+/// <see cref="MainWindow.ShowRuntimeNotification"/>; per-operation results do not (they
+/// already appear in the operations panel — see the <c>allowInAppFallback</c> flag on Show).
 /// </summary>
 internal static class WindowsAppNotificationBridge
 {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public static bool ShowProgress(AbstractOperation operation)
             ? operation.Metadata.Status
             : CoreTools.Translate("Please wait...");
 
-        return Show(title, message, MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Progress, launchAction: NotificationArguments.Show);
+        return Show(title, message, MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Progress, launchAction: NotificationArguments.Show, allowInAppFallback: false);
     }
 
     public static bool ShowSuccess(AbstractOperation operation)
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public static bool ShowSuccess(AbstractOperation operation)
             ? operation.Metadata.SuccessMessage
             : CoreTools.Translate("Success!");
 
-        return Show(title, message, MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Success, launchAction: NotificationArguments.Show);
+        return Show(title, message, MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Success, launchAction: NotificationArguments.Show, allowInAppFallback: false);
     }
 
     public static bool ShowError(AbstractOperation operation)
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ public static bool ShowError(AbstractOperation operation)
             ? operation.Metadata.FailureMessage
             : CoreTools.Translate("An error occurred while processing this package");
 
-        return Show(title, message, MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Error, launchAction: NotificationArguments.Show);
+        return Show(title, message, MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel.Error, launchAction: NotificationArguments.Show, allowInAppFallback: false);
     }
 
     public static void RemoveProgress(AbstractOperation operation)
@@ -258,12 +259,15 @@ public static void ShowNewShortcutsNotification(IReadOnlyList<string> shortcuts)
     /// argument so the single-instance handler can route the activation when the toast
     /// is clicked. Returns <c>true</c> once the notification has been surfaced (toast or
     /// banner), so callers skip their own fallback banner and avoid double-showing.
+    /// <paramref name="allowInAppFallback"/> is <c>false</c> for per-operation results:
+    /// those already live in the operations panel, so we don't duplicate them as a toast.
     /// </summary>
     private static bool Show(
         string title,
         string message,
         MainWindow.RuntimeNotificationLevel level,
-        string launchAction)
+        string launchAction,
+        bool allowInAppFallback = true)
     {
 #if WINDOWS
         if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows() && Win32ToastNotifier.IsAvailable())
@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@ private static bool Show(
         }
 #endif
 
-        return ShowInAppBanner(title, message, level);
+        return allowInAppFallback && ShowInAppBanner(title, message, level);
     }
 
     private static bool ShowInAppBanner(
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 6adf89033..93a70c373 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Automation;
@@ -63,12 +64,24 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase
     public AvaloniaList<OperationViewModel> Operations => AvaloniaOperationRegistry.OperationViewModels;
 
     [ObservableProperty]
+    [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(ShowFailedOperationBadge))]
     private bool _operationsPanelVisible;
 
     [ObservableProperty]
+    [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(ShowFailedOperationBadge))]
     private bool _operationsPanelExpanded = true;
 
     private readonly List<AbstractOperation> _operationBatch = new();
+    private bool _batchSummaryShown;
+
+    public bool HasFailedOperations => Operations.Any(o => o.Operation.Status is OperationStatus.Failed);
+
+    public OperationViewModel? FirstFailedOperation =>
+        Operations.FirstOrDefault(o => o.Operation.Status is OperationStatus.Failed);
+
+    // Red badge on the chevron when the panel is collapsed and an operation failed
+    // (failures no longer pop a toast; expanded, the failure is already visible).
+    public bool ShowFailedOperationBadge => OperationsPanelVisible && !OperationsPanelExpanded && HasFailedOperations;
 
     public string OperationsHeaderText
     {
@@ -91,6 +104,7 @@ private void AddToBatch(AbstractOperation op)
             foreach (var old in _operationBatch)
                 old.StatusChanged -= OnOperationStatusChanged;
             _operationBatch.Clear();
+            _batchSummaryShown = false;
         }
 
         if (!_operationBatch.Contains(op))
@@ -101,7 +115,42 @@ private void AddToBatch(AbstractOperation op)
     }
 
     private void OnOperationStatusChanged(object? sender, OperationStatus e)
-        => Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => OnPropertyChanged(nameof(OperationsHeaderText)));
+        => Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() =>
+        {
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(OperationsHeaderText));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasFailedOperations));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShowFailedOperationBadge));
+            MaybeShowBatchSummaryToast();
+        });
+
+    // Opt-in: one toast summarizing the batch once every operation in it has finished.
+    private void MaybeShowBatchSummaryToast()
+    {
+        if (_batchSummaryShown || _operationBatch.Count == 0) return;
+        if (!Settings.Get(Settings.K.ShowOperationSummaryNotifications)) return;
+        if (_operationBatch.Any(o => o.Status is OperationStatus.InQueue or OperationStatus.Running)) return;
+
+        _batchSummaryShown = true;
+
+        int total = _operationBatch.Count;
+        int failed = _operationBatch.Count(o => o.Status is OperationStatus.Failed);
+        int succeeded = _operationBatch.Count(o => o.Status is OperationStatus.Succeeded);
+
+        var toast = new InfoBarViewModel
+        {
+            Title = failed > 0
+                ? CoreTools.Translate("Operations finished with errors")
+                : CoreTools.Translate("Operations completed"),
+            Message = failed > 0
+                ? CoreTools.Translate("{0} of {1} succeeded, {2} failed", succeeded, total, failed)
+                : CoreTools.Translate("{0} of {1} operations completed", succeeded, total),
+            Severity = failed > 0 ? InfoBarSeverity.Error : InfoBarSeverity.Success,
+            IsClosable = true,
+            IsOpen = true,
+        };
+        toast.OnClosed = () => DismissToast(toast);
+        ShowToast(toast);
+    }
 
     [RelayCommand]
     private void ToggleOperationsPanel() => OperationsPanelExpanded = !OperationsPanelExpanded;
@@ -169,12 +218,126 @@ private void OnPageViewModelPropertyChanged(object? sender, System.ComponentMode
         ? $"UniGetUI {CoreTools.Translate("version {0}", CoreData.VersionName)}"
         : "UniGetUI";
 
-    // ─── Banners ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // ─── Notifications (bottom-right toasts) ───────────────────────────────────
+    // Persistent banners kept as singletons; RegisterBannerToast mirrors their IsOpen into Toasts.
     public InfoBarViewModel UpdatesBanner { get; } = new() { Severity = InfoBarSeverity.Success };
-    public InfoBarViewModel ErrorBanner { get; } = new() { Severity = InfoBarSeverity.Error };
     public InfoBarViewModel WinGetWarningBanner { get; } = new() { Severity = InfoBarSeverity.Warning };
     public InfoBarViewModel TelemetryWarner { get; } = new() { Severity = InfoBarSeverity.Informational };
 
+    // Oldest first (rendered bottom-up so the newest sits nearest the corner).
+    public ObservableCollection<InfoBarViewModel> Toasts { get; } = new();
+    private readonly Dictionary<InfoBarViewModel, DispatcherTimer> _toastTimers = new();
+    private const int MaxVisibleToasts = 5;
+
+    // A toast with an action button stays until acted on; everything else auto-dismisses.
+    private static bool IsSticky(InfoBarViewModel t) => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t.ActionButtonText);
+    private static TimeSpan ToastDuration(InfoBarViewModel t)
+        => t.Severity is InfoBarSeverity.Error or InfoBarSeverity.Warning
+            ? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(8)
+            : TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
+
+    public void ShowToast(InfoBarViewModel toast)
+    {
+        if (!Dispatcher.UIThread.CheckAccess())
+        {
+            Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => ShowToast(toast));
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!Toasts.Contains(toast))
+        {
+            Toasts.Add(toast);
+            AnnounceToast(toast);
+        }
+        TrimToastStack(keep: toast);
+        ArmToastTimer(toast);
+    }
+
+    // Keep the stack from overflowing the screen: drop the oldest auto-dismissing toasts,
+    // but never a sticky (action-button) one or the toast just shown.
+    private void TrimToastStack(InfoBarViewModel keep)
+    {
+        while (Toasts.Count > MaxVisibleToasts)
+        {
+            var oldest = Toasts.FirstOrDefault(t => t != keep && !IsSticky(t));
+            if (oldest is null) break;
+            DismissToast(oldest);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Surface the toast to screen readers via the live region (assertive for errors so it
+    // interrupts, polite otherwise) — the toast's own automation name isn't announced on its own.
+    private static void AnnounceToast(InfoBarViewModel toast)
+    {
+        string message = string.IsNullOrEmpty(toast.Message)
+            ? toast.Title
+            : $"{toast.Title}. {toast.Message}";
+        AccessibilityAnnouncementService.Announce(
+            message,
+            toast.Severity is InfoBarSeverity.Error
+                ? AutomationLiveSetting.Assertive
+                : AutomationLiveSetting.Polite);
+    }
+
+    public void DismissToast(InfoBarViewModel toast)
+    {
+        if (!Dispatcher.UIThread.CheckAccess())
+        {
+            Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => DismissToast(toast));
+            return;
+        }
+        DisposeToastTimer(toast);
+        Toasts.Remove(toast);
+    }
+
+    // Pause the auto-dismiss countdown while the pointer hovers a toast; restart it on leave.
+    public void PauseToast(InfoBarViewModel toast)
+    {
+        if (_toastTimers.TryGetValue(toast, out var timer)) timer.Stop();
+    }
+
+    public void ResumeToast(InfoBarViewModel toast)
+    {
+        if (_toastTimers.TryGetValue(toast, out var timer)) { timer.Stop(); timer.Start(); }
+    }
+
+    private void ArmToastTimer(InfoBarViewModel toast)
+    {
+        DisposeToastTimer(toast);
+        if (IsSticky(toast))
+            return;
+
+        var timer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = ToastDuration(toast) };
+        timer.Tick += (_, _) => toast.IsOpen = false;
+        _toastTimers[toast] = timer;
+        timer.Start();
+    }
+
+    private void DisposeToastTimer(InfoBarViewModel toast)
+    {
+        if (_toastTimers.Remove(toast, out var timer))
+            timer.Stop();
+    }
+
+    // Mirrors a persistent banner's IsOpen into Toasts so code that just flips IsOpen keeps working.
+    private void RegisterBannerToast(InfoBarViewModel banner)
+    {
+        banner.PropertyChanged += (_, e) =>
+        {
+            if (e.PropertyName == nameof(InfoBarViewModel.IsOpen))
+            {
+                if (banner.IsOpen) ShowToast(banner);
+                else DismissToast(banner);
+            }
+            // Content can change in place while the banner stays open (the updater cycles
+            // statuses on the same banner, finally adding the "Update now" action); re-arm so
+            // stickiness/countdown track the new content instead of a stale timer dismissing it.
+            else if (banner.IsOpen && Toasts.Contains(banner))
+            {
+                ArmToastTimer(banner);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     // ─── Constructor ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     [RelayCommand]
     private void ToggleSidebar() => Sidebar.IsPaneOpen = !Sidebar.IsPaneOpen;
@@ -183,6 +346,11 @@ public MainWindowViewModel()
     {
         AccessibilityAnnouncementService.AnnouncementRequested += OnAnnouncementRequested;
 
+        // Wire before the blocks below flip the banners' IsOpen flags.
+        RegisterBannerToast(UpdatesBanner);
+        RegisterBannerToast(WinGetWarningBanner);
+        RegisterBannerToast(TelemetryWarner);
+
         DiscoverPage = new DiscoverSoftwarePage();
         UpdatesPage = new SoftwareUpdatesPage();
         InstalledPage = new InstalledPackagesPage();
@@ -264,6 +432,8 @@ public MainWindowViewModel()
                     AddToBatch(vm.Operation);
             OperationsPanelVisible = Operations.Count > 0;
             OnPropertyChanged(nameof(OperationsHeaderText));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasFailedOperations));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShowFailedOperationBadge));
         };
 
         if (OperatingSystem.IsWindows() && CoreTools.IsAdministrator() && !Settings.Get(Settings.K.AlreadyWarnedAboutAdmin))
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/Pages/SettingsPages/NotificationsViewModel.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/Pages/SettingsPages/NotificationsViewModel.cs
index 4375b1d55..76dc13883 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/Pages/SettingsPages/NotificationsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/Pages/SettingsPages/NotificationsViewModel.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ public partial class NotificationsViewModel : ViewModelBase
     /// <summary>True when the system-tray-disabled warning should be shown.</summary>
     public bool IsSystemTrayWarningVisible => !IsSystemTrayEnabled;
 
+    // Per-type notifications are delivered only by the Windows/macOS bridges; Linux has no
+    // delivery path, so the whole "Notification types" group is hidden there.
+    public bool AreNotificationTypesSupported { get; } =
+        OperatingSystem.IsWindows() || OperatingSystem.IsMacOS();
+
     public NotificationsViewModel()
     {
         _isSystemTrayEnabled = !CoreSettings.Get(CoreSettings.K.DisableSystemTray);
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml
index e068b8328..1ae4be569 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@
             <Setter Property="Background"   Value="{DynamicResource StatusInfoBackground}"/>
             <Setter Property="BorderBrush"  Value="{DynamicResource StatusInfoBorderBrush}"/>
         </Style>
+        <!-- Toast entrance: slide in from the right + fade. Gated on the .animate-in class
+             (added in code-behind only when motion is allowed). Animate TranslateTransform.X,
+             not RenderTransform (the latter has no Avalonia animator). -->
+        <Style Selector="Border#BodyBorder.animate-in">
+            <Style.Animations>
+                <Animation Duration="0:0:0.28" FillMode="Forward" Easing="CubicEaseOut">
+                    <KeyFrame Cue="0%">
+                        <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="0"/>
+                        <Setter Property="TranslateTransform.X" Value="60"/>
+                    </KeyFrame>
+                    <KeyFrame Cue="100%">
+                        <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="1"/>
+                        <Setter Property="TranslateTransform.X" Value="0"/>
+                    </KeyFrame>
+                </Animation>
+            </Style.Animations>
+        </Style>
     </UserControl.Styles>
 
     <Border x:Name="BodyBorder"
@@ -30,7 +47,7 @@
             BorderThickness="1"
             CornerRadius="6"
             ClipToBounds="True"
-            Margin="12,4"
+            BoxShadow="{DynamicResource ToastShadow}"
             automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Control"
             automation:AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Title}"
             automation:AutomationProperties.HelpText="{Binding Message}"
@@ -40,16 +57,16 @@
             <!-- Severity colour strip -->
             <Border x:Name="SeverityStrip" Grid.Column="0"/>
 
-            <!-- Severity icon -->
+            <!-- Severity icon (top-aligned with the title's first line) -->
             <Border Grid.Column="1"
                     Width="20" Height="20"
-                    Margin="12,0,4,0"
+                    Margin="12,12,4,0"
                     automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
-                    VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                <PathIcon x:Name="SeverityIcon"
-                          Width="16" Height="16"
-                          HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                          VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                    VerticalAlignment="Top">
+                <controls:SvgIcon x:Name="SeverityIcon"
+                                  Width="16" Height="16"
+                                  HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                  VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
             </Border>
 
             <!-- Title + message -->
@@ -83,8 +100,8 @@
                     IsVisible="{Binding IsClosable}"
                     Command="{Binding CloseCommand}"
                     automation:AutomationProperties.Name="Close"
-                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                    Margin="4,0,8,0"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                    Margin="4,6,6,0"
                     Padding="6"
                     Background="Transparent"
                     BorderThickness="0"
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml.cs
index 6602b1996..9191e6dab 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Controls/InfoBar.axaml.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Media;
+using UniGetUI.Avalonia.Infrastructure;
 using UniGetUI.Avalonia.ViewModels;
 
 namespace UniGetUI.Avalonia.Views.Controls;
 
 public partial class InfoBar : UserControl
 {
-    // Icon path data for each severity
-    private const string InfoPath = "M12,2A10,10,0,1,0,22,12,10,10,0,0,0,12,2Zm1,15H11V11h2Zm0-8H11V7h2Z";
-    private const string WarningPath = "M12,2,1,21H23Zm1,14H11V14h2Zm0-4H11V9h2Z";
-    private const string ErrorPath = "M12,2A10,10,0,1,0,22,12,10,10,0,0,0,12,2Zm1,13H11V13h2Zm0-6H11V7h2Z";
-    private const string SuccessPath = "M12,2A10,10,0,1,0,22,12,10,10,0,0,0,12,2ZM10,17,5,12l1.41-1.41L10,14.17l7.59-7.59L19,8Z";
+    // Severity glyphs reuse the app's shared round symbols (same SvgIcon-by-path convention
+    // as the rest of the app), tinted with the severity colour.
+    private const string InfoIcon = "avares://UniGetUI/Assets/Symbols/info_round.svg";
+    private const string WarningIcon = "avares://UniGetUI/Assets/Symbols/warning_round.svg";
+    private const string ErrorIcon = "avares://UniGetUI/Assets/Symbols/close_round.svg";
+    private const string SuccessIcon = "avares://UniGetUI/Assets/Symbols/success_round.svg";
 
     public InfoBar()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
         DataContextChanged += OnDataContextChanged;
+
+        // Play the slide-in entrance only when the OS isn't set to minimize motion.
+        if (!MotionPreference.ReducedMotion)
+            BodyBorder.Classes.Add("animate-in");
     }
 
     private InfoBarViewModel? _vm;
@@ -57,16 +63,14 @@ private void ApplySeverity(InfoBarSeverity severity)
         };
         SeverityStrip.Background = new SolidColorBrush(stripColor);
 
-        // Icon shape
-        SeverityIcon.Data = Geometry.Parse(severity switch
+        // Icon (shared SVG asset, tinted with the severity colour)
+        SeverityIcon.Path = severity switch
         {
-            InfoBarSeverity.Warning => WarningPath,
-            InfoBarSeverity.Error => ErrorPath,
-            InfoBarSeverity.Success => SuccessPath,
-            _ => InfoPath,
-        });
-
-        // Icon foreground (solid, not theme-sensitive)
+            InfoBarSeverity.Warning => WarningIcon,
+            InfoBarSeverity.Error => ErrorIcon,
+            InfoBarSeverity.Success => SuccessIcon,
+            _ => InfoIcon,
+        };
         SeverityIcon.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(stripColor);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index 137c60fc9..a3c019a99 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -104,33 +104,19 @@
             <!-- ── Content: banners + page + operations ── -->
             <Grid x:Name="ContentRoot" Grid.Column="1" RowDefinitions="*,4,Auto">
 
-            <!-- ── Banners + page content ── -->
-            <Grid Grid.Row="0" RowDefinitions="Auto,*" Margin="0,0,0,10">
-                <StackPanel Grid.Row="0"
-                            Spacing="0"
-                            automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Control">
-                    <StackPanel.DataTemplates>
-                        <DataTemplate DataType="vm:InfoBarViewModel">
-                            <controls:InfoBar/>
-                        </DataTemplate>
-                    </StackPanel.DataTemplates>
-                    <ContentControl Content="{Binding UpdatesBanner}"/>
-                    <ContentControl Content="{Binding ErrorBanner}"/>
-                    <ContentControl Content="{Binding WinGetWarningBanner}"/>
-                    <ContentControl Content="{Binding TelemetryWarner}"/>
-                </StackPanel>
-                <TransitioningContentControl Grid.Row="1"
-                                Content="{Binding CurrentPageContent}"
-                                automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Control"
-                                automation:AutomationProperties.LandmarkType="{x:Static peers:AutomationLandmarkType.Main}"
-                                HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
-                                VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch">
-                    <!-- Page-switch animation: fade + subtle slide-up (WinUI Frame entrance feel) -->
-                    <TransitioningContentControl.PageTransition>
-                        <infra:EntrancePageTransition Duration="0:0:0.22" VerticalOffset="28"/>
-                    </TransitioningContentControl.PageTransition>
-                </TransitioningContentControl>
-            </Grid>
+            <!-- ── Page content (banners now surface as bottom-right toasts; see ToastHost) ── -->
+            <TransitioningContentControl Grid.Row="0"
+                            Margin="0,0,0,10"
+                            Content="{Binding CurrentPageContent}"
+                            automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Control"
+                            automation:AutomationProperties.LandmarkType="{x:Static peers:AutomationLandmarkType.Main}"
+                            HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
+                            VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch">
+                <!-- Page-switch animation: fade + subtle slide-up (WinUI Frame entrance feel) -->
+                <TransitioningContentControl.PageTransition>
+                    <infra:EntrancePageTransition Duration="0:0:0.22" VerticalOffset="28"/>
+                </TransitioningContentControl.PageTransition>
+            </TransitioningContentControl>
 
             <!-- ── GridSplitter (only visible when operations are present) ── -->
             <GridSplitter Grid.Row="1"
@@ -172,6 +158,14 @@
                                           automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"
                                           IsVisible="{Binding !OperationsPanelExpanded}"
                                           Data="M0,6 L5,0 L10,6"/>
+                                <!-- Failure badge: a failed op while the panel is collapsed -->
+                                <Ellipse Width="7" Height="7"
+                                         Fill="{DynamicResource ToastBadgeBrush}"
+                                         HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                         VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                                         Margin="-3,-4,0,0"
+                                         IsVisible="{Binding ShowFailedOperationBadge}"
+                                         automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Raw"/>
                             </Panel>
                         </Button>
 
@@ -210,7 +204,8 @@
                                   IsVisible="{Binding OperationsPanelExpanded}"
                                   HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled"
                                   VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-                    <ItemsControl ItemsSource="{Binding Operations}"
+                    <ItemsControl x:Name="OperationsList"
+                                  ItemsSource="{Binding Operations}"
                                   Margin="8,4,8,4">
                         <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                             <DataTemplate x:DataType="vm:OperationViewModel">
@@ -602,5 +597,28 @@
                 </StackPanel>
             </Panel>
         </Grid>
+
+        <!-- ── Toast notifications: floating overlay, stacked bottom-right ──
+             Sized to content and bottom-right aligned, so empty areas stay click-through. -->
+        <ItemsControl x:Name="ToastHost"
+                      ItemsSource="{Binding Toasts}"
+                      Width="380"
+                      HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                      VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
+                      Margin="0,0,20,20"
+                      ZIndex="1000"
+                      automation:AutomationProperties.AccessibilityView="Control">
+            <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+                <ItemsPanelTemplate>
+                    <StackPanel Spacing="8"/>
+                </ItemsPanelTemplate>
+            </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
+            <ItemsControl.DataTemplates>
+                <DataTemplate DataType="vm:InfoBarViewModel">
+                    <controls:InfoBar PointerEntered="Toast_PointerEntered"
+                                      PointerExited="Toast_PointerExited"/>
+                </DataTemplate>
+            </ItemsControl.DataTemplates>
+        </ItemsControl>
     </Panel>
 </Window>
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index 8d80005f7..c13f1b5cf 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -281,6 +281,25 @@ private void OnViewModelPropertyChanged(object? sender, System.ComponentModel.Pr
         if (e.PropertyName is nameof(MainWindowViewModel.OperationsPanelExpanded)
                            or nameof(MainWindowViewModel.OperationsPanelVisible))
             UpdateOperationsPanelRow();
+
+        // Expanding the panel while an operation has failed jumps to that op (the failure
+        // badge on the chevron is what drew the user here).
+        if (e.PropertyName is nameof(MainWindowViewModel.OperationsPanelExpanded)
+            && ViewModel.OperationsPanelExpanded)
+            ScrollToFirstFailedOperation();
+    }
+
+    private void ScrollToFirstFailedOperation()
+    {
+        if (ViewModel.FirstFailedOperation is not { } failed)
+            return;
+
+        // Defer until the just-shown list has laid out its containers.
+        Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() =>
+        {
+            if (OperationsList.ContainerFromItem(failed) is Control container)
+                container.BringIntoView();
+        }, DispatcherPriority.Background);
     }
 
     // Drive the operations-panel grid row: a resizable pixel height while the panel is
@@ -1254,6 +1273,7 @@ public void FocusGlobalSearch(string prefill = "")
     }
 
     // ─── Public API (legacy compat) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Surfaces a fresh, auto-dismissing toast per call (name kept for pre-toast callers).
     public void ShowBanner(string title, string message, RuntimeNotificationLevel level)
     {
         if (level == RuntimeNotificationLevel.Progress) return;
@@ -1264,12 +1284,30 @@ public void ShowBanner(string title, string message, RuntimeNotificationLevel le
             RuntimeNotificationLevel.Success => InfoBarSeverity.Success,
             _ => InfoBarSeverity.Informational,
         };
-        ViewModel.ErrorBanner.ActionButtonText = "";
-        ViewModel.ErrorBanner.ActionButtonCommand = null;
-        ViewModel.ErrorBanner.Title = title;
-        ViewModel.ErrorBanner.Message = message;
-        ViewModel.ErrorBanner.Severity = severity;
-        ViewModel.ErrorBanner.IsOpen = true;
+
+        var toast = new InfoBarViewModel
+        {
+            Title = title,
+            Message = message,
+            Severity = severity,
+            IsClosable = true,
+            IsOpen = true,
+        };
+        toast.OnClosed = () => ViewModel.DismissToast(toast);
+        ViewModel.ShowToast(toast);
+    }
+
+    // Pause/resume a toast's auto-dismiss countdown while the pointer is over it.
+    private void Toast_PointerEntered(object? sender, PointerEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if ((sender as Control)?.DataContext is InfoBarViewModel vm)
+            ViewModel.PauseToast(vm);
+    }
+
+    private void Toast_PointerExited(object? sender, PointerEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if ((sender as Control)?.DataContext is InfoBarViewModel vm)
+            ViewModel.ResumeToast(vm);
     }
 
     public void UpdateSystemTrayStatus() => _trayService?.UpdateStatus();
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Pages/SettingsPages/Notifications.axaml b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Pages/SettingsPages/Notifications.axaml
index 5bd97e2ac..86d75283c 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Pages/SettingsPages/Notifications.axaml
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/Views/Pages/SettingsPages/Notifications.axaml
@@ -30,36 +30,46 @@
             <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableNotifications"
                                    Text="{t:Translate Enable UniGetUI notifications}"
                                    StateChangedCommand="{Binding UpdateNotificationsEnabledCommand}"
-                                   CornerRadius="8"
+                                   CornerRadius="8,8,0,0"
                                    IsEnabled="{Binding IsSystemTrayWarningVisible, Converter={x:Static BoolConverters.Not}}"/>
 
-            <settings:TranslatedTextBlock Text="Notification types"
-                                          FontSize="14"
-                                          FontWeight="SemiBold"
-                                          Margin="44,32,4,8"
-                                          automation:AutomationProperties.HeadingLevel="2"/>
+            <!-- In-app summary toast (works on all platforms, so not in the OS-only group below) -->
+            <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="ShowOperationSummaryNotifications"
+                                   Text="{t:Translate Show an in-app summary toast when a batch of operations finishes}"
+                                   BorderThickness="1,0,1,1"
+                                   CornerRadius="0,0,8,8"/>
 
-            <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableUpdatesNotifications"
-                                   Text="{t:Translate Show a notification when there are available updates}"
-                                   CornerRadius="8,8,0,0"
-                                   IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
+            <!-- Notification types are Windows/macOS-only (no Linux delivery path). -->
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" IsVisible="{Binding AreNotificationTypesSupported}">
 
-            <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableProgressNotifications"
-                                   Text="{t:Translate Show a silent notification when an operation is running}"
-                                   BorderThickness="1,0"
-                                   CornerRadius="0"
-                                   IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
+                <settings:TranslatedTextBlock Text="Notification types"
+                                              FontSize="14"
+                                              FontWeight="SemiBold"
+                                              Margin="44,32,4,8"
+                                              automation:AutomationProperties.HeadingLevel="2"/>
 
-            <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableErrorNotifications"
-                                   Text="{t:Translate Show a notification when an operation fails}"
-                                   CornerRadius="0"
-                                   IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
+                <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableUpdatesNotifications"
+                                       Text="{t:Translate Show a notification when there are available updates}"
+                                       CornerRadius="8,8,0,0"
+                                       IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
 
-            <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableSuccessNotifications"
-                                   Text="{t:Translate Show a notification when an operation finishes successfully}"
-                                   BorderThickness="1,0,1,1"
-                                   CornerRadius="0,0,8,8"
-                                   IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
+                <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableProgressNotifications"
+                                       Text="{t:Translate Show a silent notification when an operation is running}"
+                                       BorderThickness="1,0"
+                                       CornerRadius="0"
+                                       IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
+
+                <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableErrorNotifications"
+                                       Text="{t:Translate Show a notification when an operation fails}"
+                                       CornerRadius="0"
+                                       IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
+
+                <settings:CheckboxCard SettingName="DisableSuccessNotifications"
+                                       Text="{t:Translate Show a notification when an operation finishes successfully}"
+                                       BorderThickness="1,0,1,1"
+                                       CornerRadius="0,0,8,8"
+                                       IsEnabled="{Binding IsNotificationsEnabled}"/>
+            </StackPanel>
 
         </StackPanel>
     </ScrollViewer>
diff --git a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Names.cs b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Names.cs
index ecdf77673..3e8e4c365 100644
--- a/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Names.cs
+++ b/src/UniGetUI.Core.Settings/SettingsEngine_Names.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public enum K
         DisableErrorNotifications,
         DisableSuccessNotifications,
         DisableProgressNotifications,
+        ShowOperationSummaryNotifications,
         KillProcessesThatRefuseToDie,
         ManagerPaths,
         GitHubUserLogin,
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ public static string ResolveKey(K key)
             K.DisableErrorNotifications => "DisableErrorNotifications",
             K.DisableSuccessNotifications => "DisableSuccessNotifications",
             K.DisableProgressNotifications => "DisableProgressNotifications",
+            K.ShowOperationSummaryNotifications => "ShowOperationSummaryNotifications",
             K.KillProcessesThatRefuseToDie => "KillProcessesThatRefuseToDie",
             K.ManagerPaths => "ManagerPaths",
             K.GitHubUserLogin => "GitHubUserLogin",